When you’re a professional storyteller – be it a journalist, blogger, videographer, or cartoonist – you’re only as good as the tools you use. This holiday season, there’s a host of new gadgets and gizmos available to aid in the search of the story or combat any issues one may come across in their pursuit.…

Newspapers have been carrying cartoons for hundreds of years. In fact, the first American newspaper to feature a cartoon was Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The image was a political statement — a snake in pieces with each signifying a colony and the words “Join, or Die.” The “funny pages” have come…

In an ever-evolving media landscape, journalists and content creators are struggling to “catch” as many eyes on their content as possible, but new augmented reality apps like Pokémon GO offer innovative avenues for storytelling. For the unfamiliar, augmented reality is a new form of virtual reality, which supplements or “augments” real-life interactions with the physical…